Originally Posted by tweetiepooh

If you imprisoned MP's (or prospective MP's) or other officials for "breaking promises" you'd need an awful lot of prisons and electioneering would be really dull.

"If elected we promise (within certain degrees of agreed certainty) to do this (unless those degrees of uncertainty are exceeded wherein any promise made will be null and void). We will also (provided the policies aforementioned are implemented within designated time frameworks. (No promises made here should be taken as a "promise" other than that defined by the Election Parliamentary Promise Act, the Political Weaselling Redaction Act and any similar relevant legislation.)"